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litz.com/_/16/74107627/BirdLifeTopNews" style=3D This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_022D_01CFCD3F.2886CB70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jim & All, Sept 10, 2014 In a sense this is good news. =20 Adverse developments and the threat of worse may generate the = political will to take climate change seriously and act accordingly. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jim Wolford=20 To: naturens=20 Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 6:21 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Climate change threatens 314 N. Am. bird species = -- was Northern Cardinal breeding, HRM I have some historical comments of my own, from 40 years in N.S., but = perhaps related and definitely required reading arrived yesterday as an = item of Birdlife International news: 09/09/2014 Climate change threatens 314 North American bird species New study shows that climate change threatens nearly half the bird = species in the continental United States and Canada, including the Bald = Eagle =20 =95 Email to a friend =95 Begin forwarded message: From: Andrew Stadnyk <Andrew.Stadnyk@Dal.Ca> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Northern Cardinal breeding, HRM Date: September 9, 2014 at 10:22:05 AM ADT To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Perhaps this thought has already been cast into naturens and I = missed it, but I think it is worth pondering whether the cardinal = infusion, beautiful bird that it is, is a good thing or not. Is this a = symptom of other more subtle changes that we are not detecting (decline = of another species from the niche, bountiful food of introduced species, = etc.)? In my 20 years in N.S. the cardinal has successfully moved = northward. I have seen the decline of the house sparrow parallel with = this event. I have also heard the insects fall silent in my = neighborhood, and am convinced the number of bees (and butterflies?) is = in steady decline. Why now? (Maybe they rode here on the backs of the = grey squirrels; seems they were introduced in the same geographic area?) Andy Stadnyk Lower Sackville -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> = on behalf of Hubcove@aol.com <Hubcove@aol.com> Sent: September 9, 2014 7:40 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Northern Cardinal breeding, HRM For the second year in a row we had a successful nesting of a pair = on our property in Hubbards. They, and the offspring have now left. Peter Stow Hubbards In a message dated 2014-09-08 10:21:54 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, = plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca writes: I visited Jean Hartley in Rockingham, HRM yesterday. She reports = that the pair of Northern Cardinals which were hanging about her very = bird-friendly yard this summer (lush multiflora rose tangles) have = produced a fledgling. There is now a young male bird as well. Patricia L. Chalmers Halifac No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8183 - Release Date: = 09/09/14 ------=_NextPart_000_022D_01CFCD3F.2886CB70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY=20 style=3D"WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Jim & All, = =20 Sept 10, = 2014</DIV> <DIV> In a sense this is good news.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Adverse developments and the threat of = worse may=20 generate the political will to take climate change seriously and act=20 accordingly.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">Jim=20 Wolford</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 10, = 2014 6:21=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Climate = change=20 threatens 314 N. Am. bird species -- was Northern Cardinal breeding, = HRM</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I have some historical comments of my own, from 40 = years in=20 N.S., but perhaps related and definitely required reading arrived = yesterday as=20 an item of Birdlife International news: <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <H3=20 style=3D"Z-INDEX: auto; POSITION: static; PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; = LINE-HEIGHT: 1.1em; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); PADDING-LEFT: = 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, = Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(74,98,121); CLEAR: left; FONT-SIZE: = 16px; PADDING-TOP: 10px">09/09/2014 <A=20 style=3D"COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-DECORATION: none" title=3D"external = link"=20 = href=3D"http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/924363/23838840/4819653/feeds.feed= blitz.com/~/74107627/0/birdlifetopnews~Climate-change-threatens-North-Ame= rican-bird-species?utm_source=3Dfeedblitz&utm_medium=3DFeedBlitzEmail= &utm_content=3D924363&utm_campaign=3D0">Climate=20 change threatens 314 North American bird species</A></H3> <DIV=20 style=3D"Z-INDEX: auto; 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BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; FONT: 12pt Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; = WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Perhaps this = thought has=20 already been cast into naturens and I missed it, but I think it is = worth=20 pondering whether the cardinal infusion, beautiful bird that it is, = is a=20 good thing or not. Is this a symptom of other more subtle changes = that we=20 are not detecting (decline of another species from the niche, = bountiful food=20 of introduced species, etc.)? In my 20 years in N.S. the cardinal = has=20 successfully moved northward. I have seen the decline of the house = sparrow=20 parallel with this event. I have also heard the insects fall silent = in my=20 neighborhood, and am convinced the number of bees (and = butterflies?) is=20 in steady decline. Why now? (Maybe they rode here on the backs of = the grey=20 squirrels; seems they were introduced in the same geographic=20 area?)<BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Andy = Stadnyk</DIV> <DIV style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Lower = Sackville<BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <HR style=3D"WIDTH: 479px; DISPLAY: inline-block" tabIndex=3D-1> <DIV dir=3Dltr id=3DdivRplyFwdMsg><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"=20 face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif"><B>From:</B><SPAN=20 class=3DApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca</A>=20 <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.= ca</A>>=20 on behalf of Hubcove@aol.com = <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:Hubcove@aol.com">Hubcove@aol.com</A>><BR><B>Sent:</B><S= PAN=20 class=3DApple-converted-space> </SPAN>September 9, 2014 7:40=20 AM<BR><B>To:</B><SPAN class=3DApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR><B= >Subject:</B><SPAN=20 class=3DApple-converted-space> </SPAN>Re: [NatureNS] Northern = Cardinal=20 breeding, HRM</FONT> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT id=3Drole_document size=3D2 face=3DArial> <DIV>For the second year in a row we had a successful nesting of a=20 pair on our property in Hubbards. They, and the offspring have = now=20 left.</DIV> <DIV>Peter Stow</DIV> <DIV> Hubbards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2014-09-08 10:21:54 P.M. Atlantic Daylight = Time, <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca">plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca</A>= =20 writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" size=3D2 face=3DArial>I = visited Jean=20 Hartley in Rockingham, HRM yesterday. She reports that the = pair of=20 Northern Cardinals which were hanging about her very bird-friendly = yard=20 this summer (lush multiflora rose tangles) have produced a=20 fledgling. There is now a young male bird as = well.<BR><BR>Patricia=20 L.=20 = Chalmers<BR>Halifac<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV= ></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2014.0.4765 / = Virus=20 Database: 4015/8183 - Release Date: = 09/09/14</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_022D_01CFCD3F.2886CB70--
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